Which to use
“anwesend” and “anwesende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,148
- “anwesend” frequency rank
- #25,888
- “anwesende” frequency rank
- 32036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anwesend | anwesende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (von Personen) körperlich an einem bestimmten Platz, Ort, zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt, in einer bestimmten Zeitspanne oder zu einem Anlass sein, sich befinden | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs anwesend |
Where the eye mixes anwesend and anwesende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. anwesend runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against anwesende's 9 (VCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: anwesend vs anwesende
A purely visual mix-up. anwesend ([ˈanˌveːzn̩t]) and anwesende ([ˈanˌveːzn̩də]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “anwesend” sits inside “anwesende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anwesend is recorded at frequency rank #6,148, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌveːzn̩t]. anwesende is at rank #25,888, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌveːzn̩də].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 32036, this pair ranks #1,716,021 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anwesend vs anwesende
Shared letters: adensw. Private to "anwesend": -. Private to "anwesende": -.
"anwesend" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "anwesende" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "anwesend" and "anwesende" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "anwesend" or "anwesende" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "anwesend" and "anwesende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "anwesend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anwesende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,716,021 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anwesend" and "anwesende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anregende vs anwesende". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,716,021 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.